Nikola Tesla Legacy

[MysteRy]

**Beyond Silence: Unveiling the Hidden Legacy of Nikola Tesla**

In January 1943, the world bid farewell to one of its greatest visionaries. Nikola Tesla, at the age of 86, was discovered dead in his hotel room in New York City. Yet, his passing did more than evoke sorrow; it sparked a whirlwind of intrigue.

Within mere hours, agents from the U.S. Office of Alien Property descended upon the scene, seizing trunks filled with Tesla's lifetime of work. His inventions, intricate blueprints, and musings on wireless energy and uncharted technologies were hastily packed, sealed, and whisked away from the New Yorker Hotel.

His belongings were discreetly transported to Manhattan storage facilities, joining a trove of other personal items, their fate hanging in the balance for years.

Enter Sava Kosanović, Tesla’s nephew and a diplomat for the exiled Yugoslav government. With tenacity and tact, he secured control of Tesla’s estate.

In 1951, Tesla’s invaluable archive embarked on its final journey. Aboard the vessel "Srbija," his legacy traversed the Atlantic, reaching Rijeka before continuing by train to Belgrade, the nucleus of the newly established Federal People’s Republic of Yugoslavia.

What arrived was far more than mere possessions. It was a testament to human brilliance:

- Over 160,000 original documents
- More than 2,000 books and journals
- Over 1,200 technical-historical artifacts
- 1,500 photographs and glass photo plates
- 1,000+ technical drawings and plans

This was no commonplace archive; it was a treasure trove of visions, fragments from a mind that once soared far beyond the constraints of its era.

Today, this invaluable collection resides in Belgrade, a lasting homage to the man who perceived electricity not merely as a tool, but as a universal language.